Six-Eight-Eleven is a photo-essay project about small town high school football focusing on the small town football games and programs in the bypassed communities of Wyoming and Montana (mostly). Despite the decadence of American Football at the professional, college, and some high school levels, this body of work illustrates that there are still places in this country where football’s innocence is preserved and celebrated in a grass roots setting. This project commenced in 1997.

Tuesday, November 07, 2006

The Harebrain Law of Equals and Eight-Man Football

Like many good folks around the state of Montana, it's hard not to think about this weekend's upcoming semifinal football games. Personally, I don't know what to think of myself walking around the campus of Northwest College in Powell, Wyoming thinking about playoff football games in Montana when my hometown Panthers are playing for the state title in Douglas this weekend. Traitor? Well, I've some thoughts explaining this strange phenomenon, but I'll save that for another time.

In some ways I think the semifinals are as anticipated as the finals—in fact many people have pointed to a couple of the games (i.e., Wibaux vs. Drummond) and have made claims such as, "That's the state title game right there." Perhaps, but if I had my way, I'd attend the Wibaux vs. Drummond game and the Park City vs. Centerville game too. That being possible, I wouldn't mind folding in the Libby vs. Dillion game too. Oh yes, than there is the Huntley Project vs. Malta.

I suppose there's this part in me that wishes the-powers-that-be would stagger the games so nut cases like myself could drive in record time between these games and witness each one. Yet, there is something good about picking only one and making the best of it.

I did that last week when I chose to drive to Park City for their showdown with Twin Bridges. Admittedly, I was hoping for a better game. Depending on who you talk to, either Park City is really good this year or Twin just didn't show up in full force.

Well that got me thinking about which teams really are the best based upon the common teams they've played thus far. So, here's what I came up with—it truly means nothing, but I just chuckled to myself for the pure entertainment of it all.

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WIBAUX HAS THREE PLAYERS THAT STARTED AGAINST DRUMMOND IN THE 2004 GAME AND 1 THAT PLAYED ALOT OF THAT GAME STILL ON THE TEAM. SO 4 OF THE EIGHT STARTER FOR WIBAUX THIS SATURDAY PLAYED ALOT AGAINST DRUMMOND IN THE 2004 GAME. GOOD LUCK TO BOTH TEAMS. IT SHOULD BE A GREAT GAME.

Wibaux has Rob Bacon at fullback, Jeff Bakken at Quarterback, and Kody Davis at end returning from the 2004 team. Here's who you'll want to keep your eye on from Wibaux Morgan, Rob Bacon FB(a punishing runner who gets the tough yards no matter what), Jeff Bakken QB(fast, agile, smart, great legs and arm), Travis Bertelson (Tailback-Amazing vision on the field, can stop and go on a dime)The Entire Offensive and Defensive Line(Big, solid kids, but they are also fast and move quite well). Oh yeah and the offensive ends and defensive backs, pretty much keep an eye on everyone. See ya at the Rainbow.